Cloud Computing Engineer Sr Principal

SAIC • Fort Meade, MD

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About The Position

SAIC is seeking a senior DevSecOps engineer to support mission systems operating in DoD IL5 and higher environments. The role leads the design, implementation, and sustainment of secure, automated software delivery pipelines and cloud infrastructure for national security customers, primarily using AWS services, including AppStream 2.0, and integrating with Keycloak. The engineer serves as a technical leader and subject matter expert, partnering with government stakeholders, solution architects, cybersecurity teams, and development teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and compliant AWS solutions across development, test, and production environments.

The position defines cloud-native architectures, deployment patterns, and CI/CD strategies aligned with customer missions, the DoD Cloud Computing SRG, and RMF requirements. It also engineers and supports AppStream 2.0 environments and containerized workloads, and provides technical guidance, design reviews, mentorship, and documentation for engineering teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field and 14+ years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree and 12+ years; or a PhD or JD and 9+ years.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain CI-Poly.
• Extensive hands-on experience in cloud engineering and/or DevSecOps, with significant focus on AWS.
• Experience with identity and access management using Keycloak.
• Security+, CISSP, or equivalent certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Azure.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, or AWS Certified Security – Specialty.
• Experience with GitLab, SonarQube, Prisma, Jenkins, Artifactory, OpenShift, and ArgoCD.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior DevSecOps and cloud engineer for AWS-based solutions in IL5+ and classified environments.
• Define cloud-native architectures, deployment patterns, and CI/CD strategies aligned with customer mission needs, DoD Cloud Computing SRG, and RMF requirements.
• Provide technical guidance, conduct design reviews, and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
• Engineer and support Amazon AppStream 2.0 environments, including image creation, fleet and stack configuration, user access models, scaling policies, high availability, and integration with enterprise identity providers.
• Lead the design and implementation of secure CI/CD pipelines for applications, including AppStream-backed workloads and other mission applications.
• Integrate automated build, test, code quality, and deployment stages across development, test, staging, and production environments and unclassified and classified enclaves.
• Design and maintain containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes/EKS or on-premises Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and best practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior